Chapter 60: Avoid the limelight
Of course, the Kong family is not that important now, but that doesn't mean it's unimportant. After all, Confucius is the representative of Confucianism. It is a symbol of Confucianism. Zhu Yuanzhang did not dare to move lightly, so he carried Nankong out again. The so-called Nankong was the branch of the Kong family that followed the Southern Song court to the south when the Jin soldiers went south.
Zhu Yuanzhang was already preparing to pit the northern and southern Confucius families against each other.
If there is a symbol of this thing, it is very valuable. If there are two, the value will be devalued. And Zhu Yuanzhang felt that he might not be able to come up with more. For example, there are no descendants of Zhu Xi, not Zhu Zi, Mencius, etc.
When we really need to take action in the future, whoever dares not to take a stand will be punished.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Song Ne has left. Do you want the Imperial Academy wine offering?"
A small fire burned in He Xi's heart, but it died out after a while.
Do you want to be promoted? Of course I did. But the pros and cons still need to be clearly thought out.
First of all, is the Imperial College sacrificial wine useful to He Xi? One thing is about official positions, but He Xi knows very well that he does not rely on official positions, he relies on the holy family, and with the support of Zhu Yuanzhang, even if he does not have any official positions, no one dares to despise him.
So it doesn't matter.
Are there any other benefits?
Running out.
First of all, the Imperial Academy’s sacrificial wine can be regarded as a minister of state. There are not many things, but the status is not low. He Xi has only been in the official position for one year, and it will make people jealous to get such an important position. Not to mention that Song Ne had just died. So many people from the Hanlin Academy were released.
I don’t know how many sympathizers there are at this moment.
If He Xi takes the position left by Song Ne again. It's so annoying. It even seems like a villain.
Moreover, the Imperial College offered wine to He Xi, could He Xi have a good time? not necessarily. Moreover, He Xi felt that what he wanted was not the official position of offering wine in the Imperial College, but the position of the Imperial College. There is a difference between the two.
He Xi said: "I feel that I am still young. I should not be the one responsible for offering wine at the Imperial Academy."
Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "What do you want to do?"
He Xi pondered for a moment. He valued every word of Zhu Yuanzhang. He thought to himself: "I don't want to do anything. I have so many things in my hands. It's not like Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't know, so why does he ask me what I want to do?"
"What's going on that requires what I want to do?"
He Xi's heart brightened and she said to herself: "That's right. Song Ne's incident will definitely have backlash. They don't dare to trouble the emperor. Who will the anger be directed at? I'm not afraid. But we shouldn't fight fearlessly. It’s time to hide for a while.”
He Xi said, "Your Majesty, do you remember my school of engineering and science?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "The prince said it before. Why do you have any other ideas?"
He Xi said: "I feel that this college is not suitable in Nanjing. Because the craftsmen's studies will end with factory internships. And Nanjing is a city where land is at a premium. Although there are some workshops, they cannot meet my requirements. They need to be expanded and expanded. There is no place, and some of the things I want are not available in Nanjing."
“So, I want to place the Institute of Technology near Nanjing.”
Zhu Yuanzhang thought to himself: "A child can be taught."
Yes, Zhu Yuanzhang just wanted He Xi to avoid the limelight. Let some people vent some grievances. Yes, as a prince-in-law, the grievances of these people are meaningless. But He Xi wanted to achieve great success in the court. You have to gather people's hearts, and reputation is sometimes more important.
Sometimes taking a step back is to move forward better.
Zhu Yuanzhang said; "Then where do you want to put the College of Engineering and Science?"
He Xi said: "Taiping Mansion."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Why are you in Taiping Mansion?"
He Xi said: "Because there is iron in Taiping Mansion. And it is a large iron mine."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I remember you said that there are few iron mines in the south."
He Xi said: "Yes. But there are few large iron mines in Taiping. And it is close to Nanjing. And there is another thing. Your Majesty also knows that I have always been in contact with the Ministry of Industry. Because of the new steel-making method, the iron in stock The mines have been mined long ago. This year, various regions have been ordered to reopen mines. I think this mining policy is wrong. It is intermittently consuming a lot of court supplies. It is better to operate large mines for a long time and reduce small mines. This will save the court's funds. .”
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment, and he also understood that Taiping Mansion was so close to Nanjing that it was almost a subsidiary of Nanjing. Nanjing is endowed with innate talent. It is already the center of the imperial court and is not suitable for the development of industry and mining. However, the future industrial center of Ming Dynasty was too far away from Nanjing and was not suitable.
Taiping Mansion is a very suitable existence in Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion.
He said: "Then you go. However, I have issued an edict to summon the kings to return to the capital. You must come back probably before August."
When He Xi heard the time, he immediately understood.
Zhu Yuanzhang was worried that Queen Ma would really not be able to pass this hurdle. Before Queen Ma leaves, let her meet the children.
But He Xi didn't expect it. There is another intention, Zhu Yuanzhang wants to change the current feudal policy. After all, after learning about King Yan's calamity, Zhu Yuanzhang conducted deep introspection. We know that the Ming Dynasty’s vassal policy is definitely problematic. Must change.
But he could keep his composure and didn't move for a year. Now we are entering the implementation stage.
Always discuss it with the children before implementing it.
After all, in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, even if the Jingnan War breaks out, the children are already his most trusted group for such things. There is no contradiction between him adjusting the vassal policy and increasing the power of the Ming Dynasty clan.
"Yes." He Xi said.
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Outside the Jubao Gate, Song Lin was dressed in white and holding a jar containing Song Ne's ashes.
Song Ne was deprived of all his official positions. The court's care was gone. And Song Ne himself is an upright official. He has been living in the Guozi Supervisory House and does not even have a private residence. I don’t have much money on me, and now I won’t have much inheritance when I die.
In this era, the toll for transporting a coffin thousands of miles is very high. If nothing else, you are looking for a boatman on the Yangtze River. If you don’t give him more money, he will not kill him.
Moreover, the imperial edict was urgent.
What can Song Lin do? They can only be burned into ashes and carried with them. Return to my hometown in Huaxian County.
"Master Song, stay here. My master is paying homage to Mr. Song." He Xi's housekeeper Yang Zhen stopped Song Lin.
Song Lin's expression was a little dull and numb. On the one hand, it is because of Song Ne's death. On the other hand, human relationships have become cold and warm. Before, Song Ne was respected by everyone as Master Song, but now Song Ne is a person designated by the imperial court to deceive the world and steal fame.
As soon as he entered and exited, he understood the situation Song Lin encountered.
Song Lin inherited Song Ne's family education. Although he was not as good as Song Ne, he was still a Confucian child. There were regulations for his father's funeral. Confucian students were not monks and did not pay attention to cremation. Confucianism values serving the dead as a servant. Song Lin wanted to take Song Ne's body back to his hometown for burial. In the end, Song Lin had to burn his father's body, which made Song Lin feel so painful and uncomfortable.
He knelt down almost all his old acquaintances, but he couldn't raise enough money to send his father home.
Under such a blow, Song Lin seemed to have lost his soul. Like the walking dead.
Song Lin followed Yang Zhen to the side numbly, only to see a memorial tent erected in the distance. Place the memorial tablet of Song Ne. He Xi and Princess Anqing had been waiting here for a long time. When Song Lin passed by, they bowed and bowed in a proper manner in the mourning shed set up.
This is the road festival. Usually it is done by relatives and friends during the funeral.
It's just that Song Lin returned to Beijing from Nanjing at this moment, taking the ashes with him. Although it was not a funeral, it was almost the same as a funeral. No one came to see her off, and only He Xi came over at this moment. First, tears welled up. The thirty-year-old man cried till he had runny nose and tears.
In fact, Song Ne's cold reception can't be entirely blamed on others' unkindness. Because those who really had a deep friendship with Song Ne were almost kicked out of Nanjing. The relationship between those who stayed and Song Ne was not good to begin with.
Song Ne adheres to Confucianism and emphasizes that the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. I don't have many close friends.
But Song Lin couldn't stand it. Song Ne did not hesitate to do this in order to maintain the right path. But it ended up like this. Song Lin had expected the emperor's thunderous wrath. prepared. He was even ready to die with his whole family. But the cold reception around him was beyond his expectation.
He was even thinking, why is his father doing this?
